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Kirkwood's Joe Tagarelli puts up a shot over DMACC defender Elliot DeFreitas during Wednesday night's game at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Sampson helps No. 8 DMACC trim No. 7 Eagles

Wed - 28 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

Trey Sampson planned to play football at Wayne State University after he graduated from Xavier High School two years ago, but he changed his mind that summer and decided he wanted to play college basketball instead.

He picked Des Moines Area Community College over Kirkwood and Wednesday night he returned to Cedar Rapids and helped the DMACC Bears trim Kirkwood in a premier junior college basketball game at Johnson Hall.

Sampson made two pressure free throws with six seconds left in overtime to help the eighth-ranked Bears edge the seventh-ranked Eagles, 88-87, in a showdown for the ICCAC conference lead.

Sampson's two free throws gave DMACC an 88-84 lead, giving his team the space it needed to survive a 3-pointer by Kirkwood's Jordan Ashton at the buzzer.

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Lassen pours in 32 for No.9 Eagles

Sat - 24 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

CRESTON - Matt Lassen made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 32 points Saturday as No. 9 Kirkwood belted Southwestern, 92-68, in an ICCAC conference game in Creston.

Lassen, a sophomore from Linn-Mar, shot 7-for-8 on 3-pointers and was 5-for-5 at the foul line.

Jordan Ashton popped in five 3-pointers and scored 16 points for Kirkwood (16-4, 3-1). Jacob Olson hit two triples for the Eagles, giving them 14 in the game.

Hunter Rhodes contributed 12 points and five assists. Ron Singleton and Joe Tagarelli had seven rebounds. Kirkwood led at halftime, 50-28.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 24 January 2015 22:54

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Tagarelli, Singleton power No. 9 Eagles

Wed - 21 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

IOWA FALLS - Joe Tagarelli and Ronald Singleton collected double-doubles Wednesday night as No. 9 Kirkwood dumped Ellsworth, 80-62, in an ICCAC conference game in Iowa Falls.

Tagarelli finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Singleton had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Hunter Rhodes contributed 12 points and seven assists for Kirkwood (15-4, 2-1). Matt Lassen and Chike Ukah pitched in 10 points apiece. Jordan Ashton had nine points and five assists.

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Jordan Ashton (23) of Kirkwood is met near the free throw line by Michael Slaba (0) and Rachard Moody (1) of Iowa Lakes during Saturday's game at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist)

No.12 Eagles bump off Iowa Lakes

Sat - 17 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

Jordan Ashton led a balanced attack with 16 points Saturday as the 12th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles drained Iowa Lakes, 77-45, in a conference game at Johnson Hall.

Ronald Singleton scored 12 points for Kirkwood. Joe Tagarelli barely missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Matt Lassen also had 10 points for the Eagles.

Kirkwood led 33-26 at halftime, but the Eagles outscored the Lakers by 25 markers in the second half.

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Chike Ukah slips between Kenny Doss (left) and Manuel Robinson for a powerful dunk during Tuesday night's game at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Ukah helps No.12 Eagles dunk Lincoln

Tue - 13 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

The public address announcer at Kirkwood basketball games loves calling Chike Ukah's name after the talented big guy from Iowa City West dunks the ball.

Chick-KAAAY UUUUU-kah!, he yells as the crowd eats it up.

There were a lot of Chick-KAAAY UUUUU-kah moments Tuesday night as he helped the 12th-ranked Eagles defeat Lincoln, 82-68, in a non-conference game at Johnson Hall.

With starting center Joe Tagarelli nursing a sore knee, Ukah moved into the starting lineup and played a career-high 32 minutes and finished with 14 points, five rebounds, four blocks, two assists and several crowd-pleasing slams.

"He can provide something different than anybody else on our team with his length," said Kirkwood Coach Bryan Petersen. "He's a great kid, he's a smart kid, he wants to get better, he's always working hard. It's nice to see him get the benefits in a game."

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 January 2015 23:49